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authorEli Zaretskii1999-09-06 11:47:56 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii1999-09-06 11:47:56 +0000
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(small-temporary-file-directory): Make it nil except on ms-dos.
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diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
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@@ -381,10 +381,11 @@ and ignores this variable."
381 "The directory for writing temporary files.") 381 "The directory for writing temporary files.")
382 382
383(defvar small-temporary-file-directory 383(defvar small-temporary-file-directory
384 (if (eq system-type 'ms-dos) (getenv "TMPDIR") temporary-file-directory) 384 (if (eq system-type 'ms-dos) (getenv "TMPDIR"))
385 "The directory for writing small temporary files. 385 "The directory for writing small temporary files.
386This is for systems that have fast storage with limited space, 386If non-nil, this directory is used instead of `temporary-file-directory'
387such as a RAM disk.") 387by programs that create small temporary files. This is for systems that
388have fast storage with limited space, such as a RAM disk.")
388 389
389;; The system null device. (Should reference NULL_DEVICE from C.) 390;; The system null device. (Should reference NULL_DEVICE from C.)
390(defvar null-device "/dev/null" "The system null device.") 391(defvar null-device "/dev/null" "The system null device.")